Cheese Pascha ze Lwow
Easter Cheese from Lwow: A specialty from Poland
Mrs. Jaworski, from the Polish National Home, St. Marks Place, was born in the
eastern region of Poland.This an old, traditional Easter delicacy from her area.
Ingredients:
1 egg
4 eggs yolks
2 2/3 cups sugar
1 cup whipping cream
1 cup raisins
2 lbs. farmers cheese
1/2 lbs. unsalted butter
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
1 cup chopped blanched almonds
2 Tbsp. grated orange peel
Instructions:
Beat the whole egg and egg yolks with sugar until thick and creamy. Add half of
the cream. Turn into a saucepan. Heat almost to the boiling point,
stirring constantly, but do not let it boil. Remove from the heat.
Add raisins and cover.
Combine the rest of cream, the cheese, butter, and vanilla in a large electric
blender. Blend until it is smooth.
Turn the cheese mixture into a bowl, fold in the egg mixture, and add almonds
and orange peel. Refrigerate for 4-5 hours. Place in a double
thickness of cheese cloth. Hang over a bowl in a cold place and let it drain for
24 hours. Chill, serve cold.